Image: AFFOA Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has announced the launch of the Chemical Protective Textile Challenge, a nationwide initiative sponsored by the Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) through its SPARK innovation incubator and administered by AFFOA. The challenge is designed to identify commercially available and high-technology [...]

Through Sept. 3, get early bird registration rates for Advanced Textiles Expo®, Nov. 3–5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., and the Emerging Technologies (ET) Conference Nov. 2. Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) members get in for $69, non-members $169. For ET Conference, early bird rates are $525 for members and $725 for [...]

From left: Begoña García, global director of sustainable innovation, Jeanologia; Jake Koh, CEO, HKRITA; and Scott Hamlin, founder and CEO, Looptworks. The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with two global partners, Jeanologia and Looptworks, to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem, a collaboration [...]

Image: Safety Components Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc., a global leader in technology-driven fabric solutions, announced that its leading outdoor performance fabric brand, WeatherMAX®, has released a new series of product infographics and educational guides. Designed for manufacturers, fabricators, dealers, designers and consumers, the infographics simplify technical information into clear visual references that can be [...]

Several small business organizations in New Mexico filed a lawsuit July 1 challenging a regulation from the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board requiring manufacturers to label products containing PFAS. The regulation, which was passed in March, requires manufacturers to display a universal symbol on any product containing intentionally added PFAS, beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The [...]

Industry organizations representing U.S. textile manufacturers, apparel brands and retailers urged the Trump administration to adopt a newly developed textile and apparel trade incentive program they proposed in a joint submission to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) July 6. This is the first time these organizations have teamed up to publicly advocate for a [...]